A vehicle is driven by energy generated from a drive unit supplied with gas fuel, and includes a fuel supply module that includes a fuel tank in which the gas fuel is stored, a regulator that is connected to the fuel tank and adjusts the gas fuel output from the fuel tank to predetermined pressure, a fuel output port through which the gas fuel adjusted by the regulator is output, and a support that supports devices including the fuel tank, the regulator, and the fuel output port, and includes an attachment portion detachably attached to the vehicle while supporting the devices.

An exemplary fuel tank includes a plastic container and an integral composite heat shield. The plastic container has an outer layer formed from high-density polyethylene. The heat shield has a heat reflective layer, an attachment layer, and a non-woven insulation layer having a bonding portion that includes bi-component fibers. The outer layer of the plastic container permeates and bonds to at least a portion of bonding portion of the non-woven insulation layer.

An apparatus includes a tank having an outer surface, and panels of insulative material. The panels positioned over substantially the entire outer surface of the tank and extend adjacent to one another to form seams.

In a method of producing an automobile fuel tank including a tank body, an outer wall of the tank body being formed of a synthetic resin layer composed of a multilayer configuration, wherein the synthetic resin layer includes an inner body layer and an outer body layer with at least a barrier layer interposed therebetween, and the inner body layer includes a structural member with an air space internally provided, the method includes: forming the outer wall of the inner body layer, the outer body layer, and the barrier layer which is interposed between the inner body layer and the outer body layer, exclusive of the structural member; and welding the structural member only to an inner face of the inner body layer.

An excavator has a unitary fluids tank formed from moldable cross linked high density polyethylene. The fluids tank has a compartment for hydraulic fluid and a compartment for power unit fuel. The compartments are separated by a coextensive integral wall providing an insulating barrier are formed from a polyethylene foam providing an insulating barrier between the compartments.

A fuel tank apparatus is disposed above an engine. The fuel tank apparatus includes a fuel tank in which fuel is stored and a fuel pump coupled to the bottom of the fuel tank. A heat-shield cover that covers a portion of the fuel pump, which portion is exposed from the fuel tank, to shield the portion from heat of the engine is mounted on a coupling portion between the fuel pump and the fuel tank.

A protective structure for a fuel pump includes a protector including a connecting wall, a first protective wall, and a second protective wall. The first protective wall and the second protective wall are disposed outside the fuel pump assembled to an internal combustion engine. A standing surface of the second protective wall on a side opposite to a second base end surface in a standing direction of the second protective wall includes a curved surface that is concave on the second base end surface side and that becomes closer to the second base end surface side as the curved surface becomes farther from the first protective wall.

A baffle clip shield for protecting a clip attaching a baffle to a fuel tank to protect the fuel tank from heat from an exhaust chamber located near the fuel tank is disclosed. The clip shield includes a spring foot extending from the rear side of the clip shield, the spring foot having a hook distal end that is pushed radially inward by the inclined wall as the clip shield is installed, the hook distal end of the spring foot being insertable into a hole in the inclined wall of the clip receiving portion, the hook distal end moving radially outward when installed in the hold, the hook distal end creating an interference fit with the inclined wall to prevent removal of the clip shield.

A method of producing a fibre composite component having an elastomer seal disposed on a top side at the edge in annular manner around an opening, includes: providing a first, laminar semifinished product having fibres preimpregnated with a first thermoset, incompletely crosslinked matrix material; applying a sealing compound to a particular deposition region at a top side of the first semifinished product so as to form a semifinished composite product including the first semifinished product and the sealing compound applied, the sealing compound being formed by an elastomeric semifinished product; and extrusion-forming the semifinished composite product to give the fully crosslinked fibre composite component having the elastomer seal. The fibre composite component results from crosslinking of the first semifinished product, and the elastomer seal from crosslinking of the sealing compound. The fibre composite component and the elastomer seal are cohesively bonded to one another by a common extrusion-forming operation.

A baffle clip shield for protecting a clip attaching a baffle to a fuel tank to protect the fuel tank from heat from an exhaust chamber located near the fuel tank is disclosed. The clip shield includes a spring foot extending from the rear side of the clip shield, the spring foot having a hook distal end that is pushed radially inward by the inclined wall as the clip shield is installed, the hook distal end of the spring foot being insertable into a hole in the inclined wall of the clip receiving portion, the hook distal end moving radially outward when installed in the hold, the hook distal end creating an interference fit with the inclined wall to prevent removal of the clip shield.